Bloody Civil War Rages in Spain Deepens Global Tensions
Descriptions of the Spanish Civil War outline Franco led rebels pushing from Morocco toward Seville and Cadiz, clashes in San Sebastian and Barcelona, and cabinet shuffles as Madrid vows to hold the republic. An aviator accuses Gil Robles of instigating revolt amid Madrid threats to bomb the capital.
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Communist Campaign Opens with Browder Tour Augnbsp5
National campaign headquarters in New York announces Earl Browder will begin speeches August 5 in Denver and travel through Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Butte Bismarck Minneapolis. James W Ford will start August 5 with an appearance in Scranton Pa.
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Scranton
Ayers predicts 1936 will beat prior years for business
Col Leon ard P Ayers of Cleveland says 1936 is shaping as the best business year since 1930 and possibly 1929 with substantial increases in employment markets and security exchanges. He notes more steel production in the first half of 1936 than all of 1932 and credits durable goods factory employment for steadier conditions despite strikes and drought.
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Leonard P. Ayers
Cleveland
Henry Ford foresees end of farm animal food source
Henry Ford on his seventy third birthday predicted farm animals will decline as food sources and crops will largely replace them. He argued for soil produced foods over animal farming, saying we can obtain more plentiful, cheaper, better food without cows or chickens. Army plans 60 fast fighting planes monthly this year, Woodring says. Over 500 planes will be ready by year end.
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Hamilton
Return of the corner saloon fuels national debate
Washington notes a Baltimore conversation between a retired Irish contractor and a young priest on Prohibition and the New Deal. The saloon fight resurfaces amid dry waves, liquor politics, and shifts in enforcement such as tied-house practices at the Federal Alcohol Administration.
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Bells Hearings and Marital Wit in Tit-Bits Tale
A Tit-Bits Magazine excerpt depicts Angels Simpson explaining why he wed the widow of a hanged man. He notes past marriages to widows and claims he tires of old virtues being thrown in his face.
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Angels Simpson
Simpson
Round and Round From Farm To City After Thirty Years
A speaker recalls leaving the farm at twenty six for the city and working thirty years hard to earn money for living in the country. The dialogue frames rural longing and urban labor as a tradeoff between survival and returning home.
Maude’s Proposals Spark Divorce Court of Fashions
A witty remark about Maude’s dozen proposals since adopting a new bathing suit arouses chatter. She quips that none would approve wearing the suit after marriage, prompting laughs and social speculation.
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Maude
Tale of an artist and a cobweb jest
The London Answers quotes a tale where an artist paints a cobweb so real a maid spends an hour trying to remove it. A skeptic replies that maids would doubt such feat, while artists are known to create, yet maids are not.
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London
Pie Crust Shortage Sparks Domestic Debate
A playful exchange centers on baking a pie with a crust too short. The wife notes her husband’s craving and recalls his mother’s advice, while the husband acknowledges the flour shortage affecting crust coverage.
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Mr. Nuwedd
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